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(43) Date of publication: 28.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/09 (21) Application number: 05748199.6 (22) Date of filing: 12.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 9/44(2006.01) G06F 11/22(2006.01) G06F 11/32(2006.01) G06F 11/36(2006.01) G06F 12/16(2006.01) G08B 23/00(2006.01) G06F 11/00(2006.01) G06F 11/30(2006.01) G06F 11/34(2006.01) G06F 12/14(2006.01) G06F 15/18(2006.01) H04L 9/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/016756 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/121953 (22.12.2005 Gazette 2005/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 04.06.2004 US 577066 P 10.12.2004 US 9570 10.12.2004 US 10146 10.12.2004 US 9474 10.12.2004 US 9572 (71) Applicant: Fortify Software, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHESS, Brian Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) DO, Arthur Danville, CA 94506 (US) FAY, Sean San Francisco, CA 94110 (US) THORNTON, Roger San Jose, CA 95110 (US) (74) Representative: Hackney, Nigel John  Mewburn Ellis LLP York House, 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)